Day One: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
10:30 EDT
15 minWelcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Martin McGarry, President & Chief Data Scientist, Bronson Analytics
10:45 EDT
45 minIntegrating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into your Business Intelligence
Nader Shureih, Vice President, Business Development, Public Sector, Environics Analytics
- Gain deeper insights about different types of diversity in your community using privacy-compliant data
- Identify, target and engage with vis-min entrepreneurs and business owners
- Learn more about women affected by the pandemic and how to support them through economic recovery
- Align your mandate with clear KPIs to monitor and measure program and engagement successes
11:30 EDT
45 minKey Business Intelligence Technologies
Darko Knezevic, Enterprise Architecture Specialist & Information Technology Planning, Metrolinx
- Data Storage
- Dashboards
- Reporting
- Data Discovery/Visualization
- Cloud Data Services
12:15 EDT
45 minBreak
13:00 EDT
60 minJack of all Trades: Requirements for a Successful Analyst
- Critical Thinking
- Research Skills
- Data Visualization and Organization skills
- Software versatility
- Writing skills
- Presentation and public speaking skills
- Collaboration & support
14:00 EDT
60 minLeveraging BI for Government Enterprises
Jason Gallant, Executive Director, IT Service Delivery, Health Canada
- Examples of BI
- Business & operational considerations
- BI evolution & the importance of data, and challenges for government organizations
15:00 EDT
60 minJourney and Evolution of Data and Analytics
Jagmeet Cheema, Data Analytics Lead, The Office of the Auditor General of Alberta (OAG)
16:00 EDT
60 minBusiness Intelligence for the Public Sector
- What is Business Intelligence and Why it is important for Public sector
- What is BI in today’s world of Big Data
- 5 key Challenges for BI in public sector
- What is the role of Data Governance in Public sector BI
- What are the key success factors for public sector BI
17:00 EDT
End of Day One
Day Two: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
10:30 EDT
15 minWelcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Martin McGarry, President & Chief Data Scientist, Bronson Analytics
10:45 EDT
60 minDashboard Fundamentals: The resources you need, the project plan that works and a game plan that empowers you and your team to create an effective and impressive dashboard
Jo-Ann Yewchuk, Business Intelligence Analyst, Edmonton Police Services
- The Project Plan: Why 4 Month Agile Sprints Work
- The Team: The Resource on Your Critical Path and Why You Need to Bring Them in BEFORE the Project KickOff
- Data: The Devil is in the Details and Why Your Stakeholder Will Be Given Homework
- Dashboard Design: Selecting the Correct Graph Takes Time…Lots of Time
- Formatting: Why Navigation and White Space Matters
- Deployment = Training: Implementing a Solid Training Strategy Will Define the Success of Your Project
11:45 EDT
60 minData for Better Decisions: Building Data Competencies for Business Intelligence
David Wetton, Business Analyst, BC Public Service
Guillaume Filion, Innovation Strategist, Connected Communities BC
- People and Culture (Rather Than Technology)
- Organizational Commitment and Alignment (Purple, Red and Green People)
- Data Literacy in the BC Public Service
- What is the Data Literacy Capability Framework
- How the Capability Framework Was Developed
- Overview of the Capability Framework
- Data-related Job Families
- Development Pathways and Self-Assessment Tool
12:45 EDT
45 minBreak
13:30 EDT
60 minBusiness Intelligence
- BI Concept
- Data Visualization Techniques
- Cloud Computing and Business Intelligence
- Data Visualization through Power BI
13:30 EDT
60 minWhere BI and AI Initiatives Meet: The New Reality of Data Analytics and How to Plan for Operational Success
Martin McGarry, President & Chief Data Scientist, Bronson Analytics
- Organizations are dipping their toes into Innovation initiatives, Proof of Concepts and AI pilots while BI data operations teams continue their daily toil with little fanfare.
- The foundations of BI are a key factor in the success of any AI initiative
- The change is not just technological but philosophical and must be understood in the C-Level Suite and across your organization
- What should the C-Level leader understand about AI vs BI?
- Join in the discussion on dovetailing these capabilities successfully
14:30 EDT
60 minAnalytics to Fight Covid
In crisis times such us COVID, information is the most important tool to effectively fight the crisis
Attend to this session to learn how the City of Brampton successfully built in a very short time an impressive Corporate dashboard depicting COVID-19 information, analytics and graphs helping the City senior leadership to manage the crisis, provide accurate updates to media and residents and make informed decisions while day to day things drastically changes. This dashboard is a one-stop-shop for the City’s official and senior leadership to quickly see and understand what is happening in the City.
You will also have the opportunity to see the City’s Enforcement and Fire divisions COVID dashboard, created within few days to help the City to enforce the Covid rules, understand patterns, decide where to do inspections, where to deploy officers and through location intelligence see geographical patterns and allow Enforcement to notify senior leadership about the Covid inspections activities done in the City.
- Business benefits and over project.
- Demo Corporate COVID-19 Dashboard.
- Demo the Enforcement and Fire COVID-19 Dashboards.
15:30 EDT
Closing Remarks from the Chair
Martin McGarry, President & Chief Data Scientist, Bronson Analytics